document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=693768>Question 693768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nine times a number is 17 more than three times that number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #427535 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RedemptiveMath><B>RedemptiveMath(80)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RedemptiveMath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=427535\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are certain words we need to look for in these word problems. Let us analyze our statement:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Nine times a number is 17 more than three times that number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Times\" means multiplication and \"a number\" means a variable. So, we can write the first part of our equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 * x (9 times a number) or 9x (we don't have to write a multiplication sign between 9 and the variable).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Is\" means equals. So, we already have the first side of our equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x =...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"More\" means addition. So, we can write \"17 more\" into math language:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 17 +...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know what \"times\" means, and since the statement says \"that number\", we use the same variable. (\"That\" refers to the variable already mentioned).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 17 + 3x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is your equation. Depending on your teacher, you may want to put the number with the variable in front. In other words, you may want to write\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 3x + 17. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This would be the normal case for writing equations. </SPAN>\n" );
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